LIST OF MAJOR UPDATES
Terribly sorry for the long hiatus, but the past few months have been incredibly busy and emotional as most members and collaborators of Scorpius Productions have graduated from college and have gone separate ways. However, we are all still in close contact and working on projects here and there. To make up for this lost internet time, here is a major recap of recent events, lots of excitement!

With a year-long independent study from Alexandra Jensen, a dropped project from Robert Panico and a collaborative "secret" musical, the "Do It Live!" trio (Alex, Jim & Robert) put on their second and final screening at Washington University in St. Louis to a packed theater of students, family members and professors. Unfortunately, numerous problems ensued: the musical was forced to be made in 48 hours, Final Cut Pro couldn't render in time causing problems with projecting from a computer to a laptop to a digital projector (made possible with the brilliant help from Erik Karulf - seen in "What the Maynard" comics), and the trio had to both stall the audience and project previous films including Sincerely and A Dark Knight Out, which the audience practically demanded.
Either way, the three were able to screen Alexandra Jensen's independent study The Eggman & I, a fairy tale comedy about a girl visited by the ghost of John Lennon, Robert Panico's parody of the hit show 24, and a musical comedy about the university's film department FMS: The Musical.
Sadly, Eggman is not online yet and FMS: The Musical was taken down by request of one of the individuals portrayed.
However, The Eggman & I has a trailer online, which can be viewed below:


Robert's 24 parody is also viewable online below:

Here are some screenshots of FMS: The Musical. Music will be available for download shortly!
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Robert's scrapped sci-fi drama, Simulacrum, can be viewed via screen shots of the only completed scenes. He is considering re-writing and remaking this for USC's Graduate Film Program.
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After the screening, the trio met up again to enter the St. Louis 48 Hour Film Project for a secod time. They learned that last year's entry, Sincerely, was disqualified for awards (despite making Top 15) due to incorrect usage of the character name. They were determined to get everything right this year. After drawing a "Film de Femme" genre, the trio decided to make a fantasy film with a strong female lead. Despite a successful shoot, the finished product was 5 minutes too long. Painfully, they cut 5 minutes of plot and submitted the film. Because of the cut footage, the theatrical version was too fast and confusing and thus didn't make it into Top 15.
However, they managed to release their Director's Cut on YouTube:


Before moving out to Los Angeles, Robert wanted to partake in one more fun parody video and out came a parody of the hit show Hell's Kitchen in which Chef Gordon Ramsay makes a surprise appearance at a house and forces the two hosts to cook for their party...under his strong and F-Bomb ridden direction of course:


The final update is an exciting piece of news. Alex, Jim and Robert have decided to make a sequel to their 1st place winning 48 Hour Film Hearts & Stars. Not much can be revealed as of yet, but the film has the return of the alien Tran while Cooper discovers a possible corruption in his federal branch and Martha finds a human love interest. There will also be a new, powerful, and extraterrestrial villain introduced.
Stay tuned, it's going to be epic.